Vantage points showcase trove of cherished family mementos

7:34 PM,
Aug. 16, 2013

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Story by Maria Sonnenberg
Photos by Dave Potter

A lifetime of collecting could prove challenging when designing a new look for the home, but discriminating repurposing can not only provide new vantage points for a trove of cherished mementoes, but also keep decorating budgets nicely in check, as interior designer Melinda Palmese proved in the new Melbourne home of Peter and Ellen Dwyer.

The Dwyers traded a large home in Northeastern Pennsylvania for a smaller house in Melbourne. They were happy with their furnishings and wanted to keep as many as possible, although they knew some weeding out was in order to keep clutter away from the fresh ...